The focus of this research is the Rights of Nature as a narrative, looking at the cross-scale interactions between EU and national policy.
Case study
EU Policy
Aim
To disentangle how Rights of Nature (RoN) – as a narrative, a social movement, and a legal and political instrument – can contribute to transformative change in governance of social-ecological systems
Theoretical Framework
A social-ecological systems perspective and a complex adaptive systems perspective are used. Three analytical constructs are used to structure the research:
- Scale: the ways RoN could link different governance levels
- Power: how different actors have or could leverage RoN
- Materiality: the concrete social-ecological outcomes that follow from ecological entities gaining legal standing
Methodological Approach
The methodological approach is unclear at the moment and will emerge iteratively through engagement with the case study. Currently, a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods are planned, including expert interviews , policy document analysis, and agent-based modelling.
